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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1012      1995 Oct 30 19.44UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
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COMET 73P/SCHWASSMANN-WACHMANN 3
Further to the note on E1004, Romualdo Lourencon, Brazil e-mails
observations by Jose Guilherme de Souza Aguiar and himself which
confirm this comet is indeed very bright at present:
Oct 9.91UT, 5.8; 10.92, 5.8; 11.90, 6.0; 12.91, 5.9(Aguiar, 11x80B)
Oct 6.92UT, 6.1; 12.94, 5.7; (Lourencon, 20x80B)

An independent report from Charles Morris, USA provides further
confirmation of an outburst:
Sept 21.14, 8.3; 23.13, 8.4; 24.13, 8.4; 30.12, 7.4 (0.25-m refl)
Oct   3.12, 6.5; 5.12, 7.1; 15.11, 5.3; 16.11, 5.5

V542 CYGNI (Q1995/094)
John Bortle, USA e-mails that this UG star on the recurrent
objects list of the UK Nova/Supernova Patrol is in outburst as
follows:
Oct 13.00UT, [15.5; 14.03, [15.1; 17.03, 15.1; 18.01, 15.0; 19.11,
14.6.
L.Szentasko, Hungary, using a 0.33-m reflector provides
confirmation: 1995 Oct 19.78, 14.1.

V632 CYGNI (Q1995/098)
M.Moriyama, Japan e-mails via VSNET that V632 Cygni, also on
the Recurrent Objects List, is in outburst. This has been
confirmed by E.Broens of Belgium:
Oct 24.603, 14.7 (Moriyama, 0.33-m refl.); 25.61, 14.6 (Moriyama);
25.81, 14.2 (Broens).

R CRB
Professionals monitoring this object have now asked that we
continue surveillance beyond the original dates and we therefore
welcome further reports on a regular basis.

Guy M Hurst